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THE STORY OF THE SEER OF PATMOS

Stephen N. Haskell

“Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at
hand” Revelation 22:10.

AUTHOR’S PREFACE

Prophecy is often considered dark and

mysterious. The Lord describes how prophecy

given in vision, will be looked upon by many

people. “And the vision of all is become unto

you as the words of a book that is sealed,

which men deliver to one that is learned,

saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I

cannot; for it is sealed: and the book is

delivered to him that is not learned, saying,

Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I am not

learned.” The book of Revelation was never

sealed; for the angel said to John, “Seal not the

sayings of the prophecy of this book, for the

time is at hand.”

God has given the book of Revelation a title

different from any other book in the Bible,